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Isifiso SakaGogo Performance Theatre
Smangaliso Ngwenya
Performer| Videographer| Editor| Writer| Dancer| Choreographer
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I am a young, black male with professional, academic, and extensively growing experience in the creative and cultural industries. I am well-equipped to scribe, direct, perform, administrate, film, choreograph and conceptualise cultural goods and services inspired by the artistic foundation as an innovative writer, creative practitioner and academic..
Experience
Freelance Artist (2020-)
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2023 - Choreographer and performer for EVELYN
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2022 - Paper presentation at Arts Research Africa Conference
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2022 - Paper presentation at Jomba! Masihambisane Dialogues.
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2022 - Performer & Performance Ethnographer for "Barena..Reimagined"
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2021 - Season 8 Social Media Manager & Writer for The Centre for the Less Good Idea
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2021 - Performer, writer and choreographer for "Dictated Democracy" at Kucheza Africa Festival
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2021 - Director of "Mtwan' oMntu" at The Centre for the Less Good Idea
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2021 - Performer, editor & collaborator for Kamogelo Molobye's "Bina.Pina" (National Arts Festival)
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2021 - Editor & videographer for "Knots & Codes"
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2020 - Created screendances "Glare" & "Home?"
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2020 - Editor, videographer & performer for "Descent into Death"
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2020 – Created Screendance “Fragmented Scribbles” for National Arts Festival Fringe
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2015 – Writer at Choreographed Texts
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2020 – Creative & Cultural Industries Expo Program Assistant
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2020 – Panel Judge for Jomba! Fringe
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2020 – Panel Member of Vrystaat Arts Festival on Screendance: Diversity & Representation Matters
The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative
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August 2022- May 2023
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Education and Training Officer at The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative
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University of Witwatersrand:
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Cultural Policy & Management Research Assitant (2021-)
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Cultural Policy & Management Writing Fellow (2019-).
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Theatre & Performance Department Sessional Contract Teacher, Physical Theatre (2019-).
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20% Cultural Policy & Management Department Administrator
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Vuyani Dance Theatre (2017-2019):
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2017 – Apprentice Dancer, Choreographer Video Editor, Scriptwriter created “Mask-your-linearity”
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2018 – Juniour Dancer, Choreographer Video Editor & Scriptwriter created “Dictated Democracy”
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2018 – Scriptwriter and Performer in Lulu Mlangeni’s “Confined”
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2019 – Senior Dancer, Choreographer, Video Editor & Scriptwriter
First Physical Theatre Company (2015-2016):
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2016 – Performer in Kamogelo Molobye’s “Ga(y)me(n)Play
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2016 – Dance Fitness Instructor
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2016 - Videographer and editor for Nomcebisi Moyikwa's "Home"
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2016 – Director of Photography for Mark Freeman's “dancedance/REVOLUTION”
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2015 – Performer in Nomcebisi Moyikwa’s “Waltz”
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University of Witswatersrand (2018-2020)
Graduated with MA in Cultural Policy & Management
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Rhodes University (2013-2016)
Graduated with Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies
St Thomas Aquinas School
2001-2012
Education
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